Mobile FR3 Duo
Mobile Dual-Arm AI Research Platform / Embodied Robotics & Real-World Manipulation
Mobile FR3 Duo Overview
Mobile FR3 Duo is a cutting-edge research and prototyping platform from Franka Robotics that integrates mobility, perception, and dual-arm manipulation into a single all-in-one system. Built for embodied AI, it’s ideal for labs, universities, and R&D teams wanting to accelerate experiments involving mobile manipulation, teleoperation, data collection, and deployment in real-world environments.
This system fuses the FR3 Duo dual-arm setup with a mobile base (Tactile Mobile Robot / TMR) to deliver not just stationary arm motion but full-scene mobility. It offers researchers immediate access to hardware, sensors, and compute to reduce setup time and focus on algorithm development, perception, interaction, and embodied intelligence.
Features & Benefits
Dual-Arm Manipulation + Mobility
Combines two FR3 robotic arms mounted on a mobile base; FR3 Duo allows execution of manipulation tasks in a wider variety of settings, interacting with objects across variable heights, positions, and orientations.
Full Embodied AI-Pipeline Support
From teleoperated demonstrations to collecting real-world interaction data to onboard inference, FR3 Duo supports the entire AI development stack and accelerates research workflows.
High-Quality Perception & Sensors
Integrated high-fidelity sensors for perception (vision, tactile, depth etc.), with FR3 Duo enabling precise environment mapping, object detection, and feedback during manipulation — delivering rich data needed for robust learning.
Modular, Extensible Design
Designed to add extra sensors, compute units, or tools as needed; FR3 Duo features an open-interface design ensuring flexibility — e.g. changing end-effectors, cameras or payload setups.
Prototype / Early Access System
Being a prototype, FR3 Duo gives early adopters access to features and a platform to shape future use cases; excellent for labs wanting to push boundaries.
| Configuration | Dual FR3 arms on mobile base (TMR) |
|---|---|
| System Role | Mobile manipulation, data collection, real-world deployment research |
| Key Capabilities | Teleoperation; onboard model inference; environment and manipulation data capture |
| Modularity | Open sensor/computing interfaces; extendable hardware configuration |
Mobile FR3 Duo Applications
Robotics / AI Research & Embodied Learning
Training manipulation policies, exploring mobile grasping, sim-to-real, teleoperation, etc.
University / Academic Prototyping
For courses, labs, student projects where dual-arm plus mobility is required without having to build from scratch.
Human-Robot Interaction Studies
Testing interactive tasks, collaborative manipulation, perception in dynamic environments.
Dataset Collection & Benchmarking
Collecting real-world interaction data for researchers or to benchmark algorithms across institutions.
Industrial / Lab Automation Prototypes
Exploring flexible automation in variable settings (e.g. light material handling, pick/place, collaborative robot tasks requiring mobility) becomes more efficient with FR3 Duo.
Integration & Support
Software & API Ecosystem
Integrates with Franka’s dual-arm controls, sensor SDKs, API for teleoperation / data recording; likely to support ROS / frameworks for learning.
Mobility Base
The TMR base enables the system to move across lab floors / research spaces; sensors and base platform are designed for navigation + perception.
Custom Tools & End-Effectors
Ability to attach tools / sensors as needed; endpoints can be customized depending on manipulation task requirements.
Early-Access Prototype, Support & Updates
As a prototype product (“Upcoming” / “Prototype Systems”), likely requires early collaboration for access, providing feedback, iterative improvements. EdNex can assist with access, local deployment, testing, and maintenance.
